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World Computer Day: 80 Jahre ENIAC
Vor 80 Jahren wurde ENIAC der Welt vorgestellt. Nicht der erste, aber der wichtigste Computer seiner Zeit.
https://www.heise.de/news/World-Computer-D

Quantum computers must be cooled to extremely low temperatures to minimize vibrations and prevent errors.
So far, chip-based systems have been limited to inefficient and slow cooling methods.
Now, a team of researchers at MIT and MIT Lincoln Laboratory has implemented a much faster and more energy-efficient method for cooling photonic chip-based quantum computers.
Their approach achieved cooling to about 10 times below the limit of standard laser cooling.
Key to this te…

Efficient cooling method could enable chip-based trapped-ion quantum computers
Researchers demonstrated a new method of cooling trapped ions using chip-based systems, which could enable more stable and scalable quantum computers and quantum sensors.

"Tree planting can combat urban heat, but some neighborhoods are falling behind"
#Trees #Environment
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Tree planting can combat urban heat, but some neighborhoods are falling behind
Sydney communities may be missing out on crucial tree planting projects intended to combat urban heat, leaving western and eastern parts of Greater Sydney with less protection from extreme heat, a University of Sydney-led study has revealed. In a surprising finding, the researchers found that while Greater Sydney's total tree canopy increased by 4.2% from 1.514 billion square meters to 1.578 billion square meters between 2016 and 2022, this growth was not evenly distributed.

Equal1, which was spun out from University College Dublin, raised $60M to deploy its new quantum server for data centers, bringing its total funding to $85M (Ciara O'Brien/The Irish Times)
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/0

Equal1 raises $60m in funding to deploy quantum computing technology
UCD spinout has developed a quantum server for data centres

Combat clashes IMMEDIATELY on THREE fronts – UKRAINE is holding back the Russians!: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/14/combat-clashes-immediately-on-three.html

I've somehow managed to get the Android Studio ide bits to find all the imported packages/classes but the compiler can't. Aka the exact opposite of how life in Eclipse went 20 years ago. Such a troubling toolchain.
Added #Android

Joe Burrow clarifies recent comments, says he has 'a lot of confidence' in Bengals front office

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/joe-burrow-confidence-cincinnati-beng…

While preparing #ArtemisII for flight, NASA engineers are reviewing data after a confidence test Feb. 12, in which operators partially filled the SLS (Space Launch System) core stage liquid hydrogen tank to assess newly replaced seals in an area used to fill the rocket with propellant: https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/02/13/following-confidence-test-nasa-continues-artemis-ii-data-review/ - during the test, "teams encountered an issue with ground support equipment that reduced the flow of liquid hydrogen into the rocket. [...] Engineers will examine findings before setting a timeline for the next test, a second wet dress rehearsal this month. March remains the earliest potential launch window for Artemis II."

from my link log —
Writing C with indent-based syntax similar to CoffeeScript or Python, via Guile.
https://sph.mn/computer/guides/c/c-indent.html
saved 2026-02-14

SETI@home veröffentlicht Ergebnisse von 21 Jahren Distributed Computing
21 Jahre lang analysierten private Rechner Daten aus dem Weltall nach Spuren von Außerirdischen. Die verheißungsvollsten Signale werden jetzt überprüft.